JNN 9th August 2026 , Sana  – Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have attacked Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery, they said on Sunday, two days after the kingdom signed a defence pact Called “Makkah Accord” with Turkey ​and Pakistan in response to growing repercussions &  distrust on the US presence in the Middle East.

The alliance with Muslim Countries who are close U.S. allies, Turkey and Pakistan, to cut the Pressure on US which is under immense pressure to cut down its presence in the region, is said ‌to strengthen collective deterrence against any act of aggression and stipulates that an armed attack against any of the three would be regarded as an attack on all.

It was not clear whether or how either Pakistan or Turkey would join in any Saudi response to the latest attacks.

The Houthis declared a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea last month, citing what they said ​was a Saudi siege on them for the last 10 years.

The Saudi energy ministry said a fire had broken out at the refinery but was later extinguished ​with no injuries and authorities were dealing with the incident, without giving a cause.

The Houthis used a drone to target the ⁠refinery, military spokesperson Yahya Saree posted on X. They had struck Aramco , sites before in Jazan, which processes 400,000 barrels of crude oil per day in southwestern Saudi Arabia. ​They had also hit Yanbu on the Red Sea.

In a separate statement, Saree said the Houthis carried out missile and drone strikes on the Yemeni Red Sea port city ​of Mocha.

The port, controlled by the Aden-based government, is close to the strategic Bab el-Mandeb strait, which links the southern Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.

Should it be closed, Saudi Arabia would be deprived of an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz.

JAZAN REFINERY WAS SHUT IN LATE JULY

Three Yemeni government sources told Reuters that air defences were engaging drones launched by the ​Houthis towards the commercial quay and storage in the port.

Saree said the Houthi strikes targeted Saudi troops and weapons arsenal in the area. There was no Saudi comment ​on the attacks in Yemen.

SEVEN PEOPLE KILLED, YEMENI SPOKESPERSON SAYS

The Yemeni military spokesperson said the attack on the port killed seven people.

The Yemeni transportation ministry said in a statement that the attack caused severe damage to the port’s infrastructure.

“This marks yet another assault on a vital US interest facility that serves contributes to boosting commercial and maritime activity in the Red Sea,” the ministry said.

IRAN’s Stance on the Houthi’s Attack

The attack early on Sunday came after Iran said tough new demands would have to be met before it would reopen the strait of Hormuz, and after the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships had been targeted by an Iranian missile, as a deal to open the waterway remained out of reach.

Iran’s supreme national security council said the strait would not open until the US corrected its “behaviour”.

The US must never threaten Iran again and permanently end the war with Tehran and its armed allies in the region, said the statement from the council’s secretary, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, a former commander in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

He added that the US must also end the naval blockade of Iranian ports and withdraw its military from the area, “completely compensate” Iran for war damage, lift sanctions and “unconditionally” release frozen assets.

Iran and ​its allied Muslim armed groups have ​been firing on US Assets and Bases, providing logistics, fueling and other facilities located in Saudi Arabia and other ⁠Gulf states and blockading their energy shipments since the U.S. and Israel attacked the country on February 28 in a major escalation after years of regional tumult.

U.S. is Head over Heals to finalize a deal with Iran , but Iran has shown reluctance , they Don’t have any trust over US as they have been back stabbed several times in the mid of the Negotiations ,which even costed them heavily , also in the shape of Loss of their Supreme Leader as well as of their Top Military Brass.

They are well aware of the fact that , US is just buying time to make up for its incurred losses during the Latest War , as they have ran short of ammunition, and want to Buy some time , to come back with a much harder stance to Punish Iran.

 Strait of Hormuz is a most Deadly weapon now the Iran possesses , and they are now on dictating terms for any negotiation to begin with, as now not only US & its allies , but the World is paying the cost of US – Iran war , in shape of Higher energy Prices ,as the Whole of the World is near to a Recession , including US if the War Prolongs, while Iran is already under sanctions for the Last 47 years , on the contrary , they are earning more revenue as compared to the Peace times.

Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have ​aggravated the disruptions of ⁠supplies to global markets.

Pakistan’s military, air force, prime minister’s office and information and foreign ministries did not respond to requests for comment and the Turkish government did not respond to a request on Sunday for comment on the implications of the refinery attack.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday, as the alliance was announced, that it was not directed against Iran ⁠or any ​other country, but rather served as a general pledge to support the three allies’ security.

Fidan said the ​allies would decide through consultations what degree, form, and format of support they would ask for in the event of an attack on any of them.